Sukkot
Begins sunset of Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Ends nightfall of Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Sukkot
Festival of Tabernacles
15-21 Tishrei (Sept / Oct)
Sukkot is a seven-day festival with historical and agricultural significance. Historically, Sukkot commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters. Agriculturally, Sukkot is a harvest festival, sometimes referred to as the ‘Feast of Ingathering.’
To celebrate, a sukkah – a booth of palm and willow branches – is built and meals are eaten within it.
No work is permitted on the first two days of Sukkot. The two days following the festival, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, are also days when work is not permitted. Though these days are separate holidays, they are related to Sukkot and are therefore commonly thought of as part of the holiday.